The Best Outward Passages—Liverpool to Melbourne, 1854-5.
| Ship. | Captain. | Date Left. | Date Arrived. | Days Out. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1854 | ||||
| Red Jacket | Sam Reid | May 4 | July 12 | 67 |
| Mermaid | Devy | „ 3 | „ 17 | 74 |
| Miles Barton | Kelly | „ 4 | „ 22 | 78 |
| Lightning | J. N. Forbes | „ 14 | „ 31 | 76 |
| Marco Polo | Wild | July 22 | Oct. 25 | 95 |
| Arabian | Bannatyne | Aug. 19 | Nov. 13 | 86 |
| Morning Star | — | Sept. 6 | „ 20 | 75 |
| Champion of the Seas | Newlands | Oct. 11 | Dec. 22 | 72 |
| 1855 | ||||
| Indian Queen | McKirdie | Nov. 12 | Jan. 31 | 80 |
| Shalimar | Robertson | „ 23 | Feb. 7 | 76 |
| James Baines | McDonald | Dec. 10 | Feb. 12 | 64 |
| 1855 | ||||
| Lightning | A. Enright | Jan. 6 | Mar. 20 | 73 |
| Blue Jacket | Underwood | Mar. 6 | May 13 | 69 |
| Marco Polo | Clarke | April 6 | June 26 | 82 |
| White Star | Kerr | „ 30 | July 18 | 79 |
| Oliver Lang | Manning | May 5 | „ 31 | 87 |
| Arabian | Bannatyne | „ 21 | Aug. 13 | 84 |
| Donald Mackay | Warner | June 6 | „ 26 | 81 |
| Champion of the Seas | McKirdy | July 5 | Sept. 26 | 83 |
| Shalimar | Robertson | „ 20 | Oct. 16 | 88 |
| James Baines | McDonald | Aug. 5 | „ 23 | 79 |
| Emma | — | „ 21 | Nov. 17 | 88 |
| Lightning | A. Enright | Sept. 5 | „ 25 | 81 |
| Red Jacket | Milward | „ 20 | Dec. 4 | 75 |
| Invincible | — | „ 30 | „ 18 | 79 |